Typographical machine.



. S. D. HANDLIN.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED um. 4, 1913.

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SCOTT D. HANDLIN, OF ELDORA, IO'WA, ASSIGNOR T0 MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 4, 1913.

Application filed January 4, 1913. Serial No. 740,117.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Soor'r D. HANDLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eldora, in the county of Hardin and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Typographical Machines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to typographical machines, such as linotype machines of the general organization represented in Letters Patent of the United States, No. 436,532, to O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from amagazine in the order in which their characters are to appear in print, and then assembled in line, the composed line transferred to the face of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form a slug or linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter returned through a distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started. More particularly it relates to this kind of machine when adapted to handle plural-character matrices, any selected series of which characters may be brought into operative position at will. In the operation of such machines, the matrices are ordinarily delivered one by one to the assembler, wherein the line is composed and by which it is subsequently shifted to the transfer devices, whereby in turn it is moved through the intermediate channel to the first elevator, which transports it to the casting mechanism.

It is one of the principal objects of my invention to deliver the assembled line to the intermediate channel at one or another level, so that the corresponding row of characters will thus be brought into operation, and the slug or linotype will be cast therefrom. This involves the employment of means to arrest the assembler in the desired positions, and of cooperating means whereby the tripping of the transfer devices will be effected irrespective of the position in which the assembler is arrested.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my invention in preferred form and by way of example, and as applied to the particular kind of machine referred to, but obviously many changes and variations therein, andin its mode of application, are possible and will still be comprised within its spirit. Generally speaking, 'I desire it to be understood that I do not limit myself to any specific form or embodiment, except in so far as suchlimitations are'specified in the claims. i

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a front View, partly broken away, of the assembler, intermediate channel, etc., having my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the parts in different relative positions; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken substantially on the line 3-3 in1F ig. 2; Fig. 4: is a perspective view, showing the mechanism in greater detail; and Fig. 5 is a sectional view illustrating the composed line in different relations to the mold, so as to bring one or another of its lines of characters into operative position.

Ihe matrices X are each provided with a plurality of characters in their edges, two such characters being illustrated in the drawings, either of which may be brought into operation at will. In the present case, the matrices are delivered one by one into the assembler A, which is provided with bot-- tom ledges so that the matrices are all sustained at the same level therein. After the line is composed, it is forwarded in the usual manner,by the elevation of the assembler to bring it into registration with the intermediate channel B, which is provided with a plurality of sustaining ledges C and D. The ledges C are formed and located to engage beneath the upper ears of the matrices and thus to sustain them in their lower position, and the ledges D to engage beneath their lower ears and thus to sustain them in their upper position.

In order to register the matrices with the selected set of ledges, means are'provided to arrest the assembler in a corresponding plurality of positions. To this end, the assembler A carries a stop pin E, and on the stationary framework is mounted a 1nanually slidable element F, adapted in one position to engage the pin E and arrest the as opening or recess G, which in another operative position of the slide is brought over the stop pin E (see Figs. 2 and 3), and thus permits the assembler to be elevated sufficiently to bring the lower ears of the matrices into operative relation with the ledges D of the intermediate channel, so that when the matrices are transferred thereto, their lower line of characters is brought into operative position; In other .words, the manual adjustment ,ofthe slide F selects the line of characters against, which the slug or linotype is to be cast. When the line of matrices is thus brought into operative relation to the intermediate channel, it is moved therethrough to the first elevator (not shown) in the customary .manne'r'by the transfer device H, which is operated through the arm L (Fig. 3) by a spring or other yielding force. in substantially the same manner as set forth in said Mergenthaler patent, the exact de tails of this mechanism constituting no part of my present invention. The transfer device H is held in its inactive position by the detent K, which is normally pressed into engagement therewith by the spring K (Fig. 1). The device H is provided with the vertically movable templet J, underlying the detent K and so located that when the assembler is moved to its uppermost position, the pin L thereon engages the templet and thus disengages the detent K from the transfer device, as shown in Fig. 2.

When the assembler is arrested in its lower position, the pin L does not rise to a sufficient extent to engage the templet, and consequently additional tripping devices are necessary. The slide F is therefore provided with a pivoted member M, the parts being so arranged that when the slide F is moved to the position, shown in Figs. 1 and l, to arrest the assembler in its lower position, the pivoted member M will be interposed between the parts L and J and fill the gap therebetween, so that the elevation of the assembler still trips the detent K and permits the forwarding of the line by the transfer device H. In other words, the manual adjustment of the slide F not only governs the extentof movement of the assembler, but also insures the tripping of the detent K and the forwarding of the line.

' As previously stated, the transfer device H moves the matrices through the intermediate channel into the first elevator, and it will be understood that the latter may be similarly formed with means for supporting the matrices at different levels therein, in the well-known manner, as illustrated for instance in Letters Patent of the United States to John It. Rogers, No. 615,909. The matrices are then presented by the first elevator to the mold N, either in their lower or upper position, these different relations being indicated in Fig. 5.

As previously stated, I have shown my invention only in preferred form and {by way of example, but obviously many changes and variations therein will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art without departure from its scope.

Having thus described my invention, its construction and mode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is, as follows:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination of the assembler movable to differ ent extents, a machine device adapted to be tripped by said assembler in one of its positions, and an interponent adapted to be inserted therebetween so as to trip the machine device in another position of the assembler.

2. In a typographical machine, the combination of the assembler movable to differ ent extents, a machine device, means carried by the assembler to trip the said device in one position of the assembler, and an interponent adapted to be inserted between said device and tripping means so as to trip the former in another position of the assembler.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination of the assembler movable to difierent extents, transfer devices to remove the ,3

stop piece F formed with the recess G to 3 I receive the pin in one of its adjusted positions.

5. In a typographical machine, the combination of a machine device, the assembler A movable to different extents, and arranged to trip said device in one of its positions, and the adjustable interponent M,

to enable it to trip the said device in another of its positions.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of the movable assembler A provided with a stop pin E and tripping pin L, a machine device adapted to be tripped by the pin L, and the adjustable stop piece F formed with a recess G to receive the-pin E in one of its adjusted positions and carrying the interponent M adapted to be interposed between the pin L and the machine device in another position of the piece F.

7. In a typographical machine, the combination of the assembler movable to difi'erent extents, a machine device adapted to be tripped by the assembler in one of its positions, and adjustable means to arrest the assembler in another position and comprising an interponent to effect the tripping of 10 said device in such position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signa ture in presence of two witnesses.

SCOTT D. HANDLIN.

Witnesses:

FRANK SMITH, JOHN KELLY.

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